Thanks tagteam,
Yes, I did take into consideration the amount of money I have pumped into the house and will deduct that (total amounts, down payment, closing costs, home inspection, etc..) along with all the closing costs (well, what the seller usually pays for) into consideration; in addition to the listing agent and service fees, which I believe is %6.
If I just broke even I would be satisfied as this has been a very long pain in the rear. Definitely a very big eye opening experience and I certainly learned an incredible amount of new things that no book or class could have ever prepared me for!!!
I will slightly admit, seeing it come together and looking at the before and then after pictures is very gratifying... but then I think of the headaches, frustrations, anger, helplessness, and so forth of dealing with: CONTRACTORS! >:o
I am a contractor myself but if I ran my business the way some of these guys do, I'd be out of business!!! I don't know how they even put food on their tables! Maybe they don't? I don't know.
There have been about 45 different contractors I have contacted, most don't respond at all. Most of the ones that do respond, ghost me after they realize I am not some gullible homeowner with deep pockets, the very few that actually show up either suck and I have to ask them to leave, tell them to never come back, or flat out argue their work is a joke and I am not paying for jokes because now I have to get someone else to do the initial job PLUS fix their slop.... and about 3 of those 45 ± were actually good or decent.
MAYBE, if I had a nice, skillful, RELIABLE, team, it would be different... but I have zero luck.
Anyway, sorry to make so long... thanks for the reply!
